The TPU UK Clubhouse

[kurosagi01]

I didn't think it'd be as good as it is. But my 2080ti still plays games at 1440p at a high enough frame rate, Plus, it's a triple fan MSI model so likely quieter. I'll stick for now. Which is funny, all the folks saying how us 2080ti owners must feel. I feel happy, the card I've owned for two years is still sound. Almost disappointed I've no need to upgrade. And if I did, I'd switch to an Intel system to get the best out of the faster Nvidia cards.

Think its people that bought one this year probably feel a bit scammed lol.
I am tempted to try order Palit gamingpro on Scan though as they are currently doing a 2 year 0% interest via paypal credit.
If i don't secure one then i'll be waiting until November/December for AMD lineup.

Edit:
My Sapphire nitro+ 5700XT will be up for sale soon.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Current prices is high. Though not really unexpected. $700USD = £541. Even if you include 20% UK VAT on top its £649. Entry level Ampere cards are £649. £649 = $838 and $838 gets you into RTX-3090 territory or extremely high end 3080.

Im still gonna be chillin here with my 1080Ti though. I laid down £510 smacktards on this bad boy 2 years ago (though probably a lot more like £580 if you count the Accelero IV and extra heatsinks) and my money is probably better served getting a newer high refresh rate monitor.

AAA games havent really appealed to me for a very long time and this system does warframe just fine. Apart from a new monitor everything is set to kicking the can down the road mode.

 

[Tatty_Two]

I will wait until next spring, I only game at 1440 so the 3070 will be more than enough for me, I mean, around 2080ti performance, single 8 pin connector, can't be bad really. There are a few deals on the 3080 that are in stock, overpriced as usual but this seems to be the best pricewise that I have come across on launch day ………….

Palit GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card

NED3080019IA-132AA, Boost Clock: 1710MHz, Memory 10GB 19000MHz GDDR6X, Cuda Cores: 8704, VR Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, NVIDIA Ampere, 8nm Process, Real-Time Ray Tracing, 2 Years Warranty.

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[phill]

The prices seem all over the place to me.. Scan seems to be outdoing Overclockers on a few of the models but they aren't in stock yet (which I'd be ok with ordering and waiting...) but am I going nuts that they seem a little higher than they should be?

Couldn't see the pricing for the 3070 or 3090 for Scan, so I've not included them..

Where else do you guys shop in the UK for hardware? Scan and Overclockers are about the only places I go to. Ebuyer maybe but only if it's cheaper...

I must say though, that I think the cooler on the EVGA models, especially the FTW3 card looks appauling...

That just looks like my 19 month old daughter as just grabbed some crayons and thrown them on there.. What ever happened to a classy card?? I mean honestly... Might consider waiting for the Hydro (is that the water cooled EVGA model??) just to see what the price is like for that. I do wonder though, what model of card the hydro will be based on...

 

[kurosagi01]

I've paid a premium for the Palit gamingPro on Scan..they are certainly got slightly higher price tag on certain models vs Overclockers.
Ebuyer, Box and even Currys seem to be sensible with their pricing still at the moment,whether they have stock or not is a different question.
There are already people flogging them for even higher premium on ebay right now which really angers me.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

RTX-FOMO

Fear Of Missing Out edition

 

[khemist]

I've bought every top end nvidia card for the last 15 or so years but didn't bother with the 2080ti and doubt i will be bothering with this.

I only play BF1 and that runs perfectly on my ultrawide, might be different if i was playing lots of other games that it struggled with.

 

[Tatty_Two]

CCLonline, Aria, Ebuyer and AWD IT are the ones I use more commonly these days but mainly because they tend to be a little cheaper in the things I have looked at in the past although I have shopped with Overclocker's and Scan a fair few times, last purchase last month was for the highly regarded Artic cooling Liquid freezer II 280mm AIO, Scan had it for 89.99, I got it from AWD IT for 79.99 with free shipping.

 

[the54thvoid]

Yeah, I really like CCLonline. Used them a lot. Might have got my 2080ti from them....

 

[FreedomEclipse]

CCLonline are good -- I have bought bits and bobs through their ebay shop

 

[phill]

I'm lucky with Currys as my Dad used to work there, so I'm toying with the idea of an MSI Trio with 10% knocked off... Some of the prices for the EVGA cards, just don't seem sense to me and sadly I don't think Curry's stock them

Scan at the moment seems to be broke!

 

[Tatty_Two]

I'm lucky with Currys as my Dad used to work there, so I'm toying with the idea of an MSI Trio with 10% knocked off... Some of the prices for the EVGA cards, just don't seem sense to me and sadly I don't think Curry's stock them

Scan at the moment seems to be broke!

Those curry's prices for the 3080 are pretty good in comparison to the competition, there are a couple for 650 and they look half decent models, I think the Asus TUF W1z reviewed.

 

[phill]

Those curry's prices for the 3080 are pretty good in comparison to the competition, there are a couple for 650 and they look half decent models, I think the Asus TUF W1z reviewed.

I believe that's right too The 10% off I'd get is just a bonus I'm still hanging out for the EVGA models but they don't look good in my opinion

Anyone else have a Curry's near them that would tempt them into buying one or considering to?

 

[kurosagi01]

Well im now stuck in the loophole whether i'll get mine this month(Ordered when it showed it was in stock on Scan) or i'll be in the queue of people waiting until stock arrives now.
No updates yet which is always fun of Scan to do.

 

[phill]

With Scan's ordering system, the updates are pretty decent.. They might have just ran out of stock or just busy with picking your order I might have to pay Currys a visit I think... Tempted with the MSI Trio and a 3950X.......

 

[kurosagi01]

They are decent yeah but they suck when it comes to updating customers if there was a problem with the order at times. But yeah i managed to order it during the race period of getting order in..Seriously like trying to buy musical tickets, hands and bum was sweating like mad from the adrenaline rush.

 

[phill]

I thought that was how it was always meant to be when you buy new hardware??

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I find that a lot of retailers like to lie about their actual stock levels. I once had an RMA with SCAN years and years ago. Even though it showed they had stock on their shelves and the customer rep actually went on the shop floor to check that they had stock, they didnt want to allocate 1 unit of stock to me until I started breathing over their shoulders about it. something something about them wanting to make sure they had enough units on the shelf for other customers before allocating stock to me and sending out my replacement...

Bitch, I've paid. YOU HAVE MY MONEY, Either send me out a replacement that i have paid for or issue me a REFUND so i can buy a new board from elsewhere from a company that will allocate me stock when i pay for something.

 

[xman2007]

I've used scan a bit over the last 12 months with no issues along with overclockers, I also find Amazon to have decent prices on some items and is good if you also have a prime membership. used to be a big fan of ebuyer a few years ago. I guess they all go through periods of crappy service as ocuk used to be notorious for poor customer service a few years back, I think they underwent a change of ownership since then though and seem to be much better these days. Pretty much got everything for my current build from those 3 bar the case I got from awdit as it was the cheapest I could find it and had free delivery to boot. Ccl i used to buy from quite a lot may be 10 years ago, think they should get another look in.

 

[kurosagi01]

The online chat on Scan is not bad really,it at least works on web browser compared to Amazon web chat which required me to use the app on my phone to get it working.
OCUK staff members are very active on their forums at least.
Edit:
Well I am now in the queue of pre-ordered lot for my Palit gaming pro 3080,oh well I still have GPU to play with unlike some people that have apparently sold their GPU and are now GPUless(some folks on twitter).

 

[xman2007]

looks like I'm going to London on the weekend to protest

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Storming the palace i see.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Gatherings of more than 6 = up to £10,000 fines, could be a costly weekend, you might be better off taking a holiday in the Maldives's and just e mailing the Government and their medical folk.

 

[phill]

Apparently we aren't allowed to go in to site unless it's absolutely necessary... Well since I have to go to site to do what I do there, I guess I'll be going to site!! God work rules can be amusing.....

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Gatherings of more than 6 = up to £10,000 fines, could be a costly weekend, you might be better off taking a holiday in the Maldives's and just e mailing the Government and their medical folk.

Thats alright. All he needs to do is hire a horse and some beagles and he'll be exempt. Though maybe turning up in a shorts, a tennis jersey with tennis racket in hand might be the cheaper option.


(I mean thats how stupid the rules are... Or to quote it. "breaking the law in a specific and limited way")